David Singleton, a former sanitation worker for the city of Anderson, and his wife, Renee, opened the restaurant across the street from City Hall in September. It closed last month, Renee Singleton said Tuesday.

A beef hot dog is served at Paradise Hot Dogs at 420 S. Main St. in Anderson.(Photo: Ken Ruinard/Independent Mail)

Business was "pretty good" at first but tailed off after Raines on Main opened about a block away in October, Renee Singleton said. She said Paradise Hot Dogs couldn't compete with the burgers and full bar offered at Raines.

Businessman John Ferguson, who owns the building in the 400 block of South Main Street where the hot-dog restaurant was located, said a Mexican eatery likely will open in the same space next month.

Murph's Grill and Bar and Pete's Downtown Cafe previously occupied the building, which Ferguson obtained last year from Rita Rozakos in exchange for a tract of undeveloped land in Laurens County.

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